Sometimes I write about WordPress, Software Development, Linux, or other really geeky stuff.
Category: Software Development

The definitive guide to WordPress asset versioning
How and when to use the different versioning options of the WordPress asset registration/enqueueing functions wp_register_script and wp_register_style.

Adding progress bars to your WP-CLI processes.
Learn how to add a progress bar to your WPCLI commands

Becoming a Better Debugger
Debugging software is the bane of existence for most developers. Once you can use a few key strategies though, it becomes something you love to do.

Conditionally add CSS classes to WordPress Widgets
How to conditionally add CSS classes to a WordPress Widget wrapper element, based off it's instance settings.

Make a branch from a Pull Request on GitHub
How to make changes to a GitHub Pull Request

Local WordPress development with Pressmatic. A Review.
Full disclosure: I was an early beta tester for Pressmatic and was provided a license key for testing purposes. Screenshots and information in this post may change as the software...

Delorean Ipsum generator for WordPress
"The way I see it, if you're gonna build a way to quickly insert placeholder text in your WordPress site, why not do it with some *style?*" A quick plugin...

Using Zapier, Twitter, and Pushover to Monitor Your Followers
One of the things that I’ve found the most annoying about all the Twitter apps on my iPhone is that when I get followed by someone new, it takes too...

Testing IP sensitive data on localhost
Recently I’ve been doing some updates to the Fraud Monitor extension for Easy Digital Downloads which helps store owners avoid costly charge-back fees from fraudulent credit card purchases. The most recent...

Hide categories with no visible products in the Product Category Widget
By default, the WordPress wp_list_categories function will…get a list of categories. Surprising, I know. It will also even exclude empty categories if you want, meaning if a category has no items...